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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Springy Dogs!

Last Friday, we received ourDogs on Thursday Spring Swap package from the very gracious Chan and boy were the kids excited when I got home!As always, Tut {as always, click the linked names for more new pics... you know my addiction to the shutter!} and Lola seem to know when there's something inside a box for them (although Lola will gladly stick her head in any box, bag or the like that you bring in to the house)...

Here are the goodies all packaged up in a most useful tote ... which btw, Matt gave me the "another bag??" thing again, but seriously now... as a knitter who has a slight problem with casting on way too many projects at once, mommy to 4 doggies (yes, they require just as much to travel as a baby!) and spends most every Sunday at the race track from April til October.. well, we can use lots of great totes! Sophie (oh I love that pic of her - are you clicking the links?) had to get in on the checking-it-out action...

In order to get a decent photo without 4 noses stealing things and take advantage of some end of the day sunshine, I took the goods outside...

While Sophie patiently looked on and waited for Mommy to bring it all back inside...

Chan sure did stuff that bag full of some wonderful treats for both the doggies and myself! There were 2 bags of Veggie Life treats (which the kids love), minty tennis balls, a great Kong toy with rope, a cute squeaky sheep (more about her later...), microfiber towel (which got used during their spring baths yesterday!), doggy socks for me, some awesome handmade soap & soap dish (made by Robin), a magnetic board, and this...

What is that you ask? Well... I get my mail on the way to work in the morning and hadn't really thought there could be anything meltable in the box, so I left it in my car all day... with the windows rolled up... and it was an almost 70 degree day outside... and well, the Zinfandel Dark Chocolate bites didn't quite make it. However, I did freeze it and ended up cutting it in to pieces... you can melt the chocolate, but that won't make a chocoholic turn away from it!

Looks like a great swap package. And, at last, I've found someone who owns up to what their dogs do to that type of toy. Poor Miss Sheepie. It would have happened exactly like that here, too. I keep seeing all of these really sweet pictures of dogs who treasure their toys and carry them around carefully and sleep with them. Unfortunately, I've never seen it in person. My boys don't waste any time. Rip and de-stuff. Rip and de-stuff.

Haha! Stuffed sheep toys are really popular with knitters' dogs, aren't they? Abbie is still tending very nicely to hers - she gives it a total grooming every morning and night. Sophie's toy looks like it's already well-loved.